Staffers that spoke to Grist under the condition of anonymity for fear of losing their jobs blamed new EPA administrator, Lee ...

This year, the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) — the world’s highest court — is hearing its first argument about climate commitments. In an effort to make sure countries and ...

The Trump administration is planning to shutter the Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights at the ...

EPA’s national office to aid long forgotten neighborhoods saddled with pollution, created with much fanfare during the ...

When the consequences of the environmental justice movement mean fewer high paying jobs, then it's not justice,’ director for ...

President Donald Trump’s early executive actions have rescinded environmental justice initiatives dating back more than 30 years as a part of the ...

In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were on administrative leave, effective immediately.

The move would unwind a Biden administration program to aid poor communities recovering from environmental risks.

Staff with the EPA's Environmental Justice office were told they will be placed on administrative leave as the agency complies with President Trump's orders.

That included the revoking of Executive Order 12898, President Bill Clinton’s landmark order establishing federal actions to address environmental justice in minority and low-income populations ...

“They’re freezing key, necessary grant funding that many states need for vital services,” said Lopez-Nuñez, who was a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council during ...